A Non-Governmental Organization, Environment Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) has emphasized the need for both governments and oil host communities to take precautionary measures to protect the environment and its ecosystem from the effects of oil exploration.
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The Bauchi State Commissioner of Health, Dr Adamu Sambo has confirmed six reported cases of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM).
The UN weather agency, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), says February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres.
Vice President Kashim Shettima says the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as President is not by chance but a Divine blessing based on the purity of his heart.
The Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, says Nigeria will need the $4 billion to go fully green by 2050. Abdullahi stated this at a press briefing on Clean, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency use in Nigeria in Abuja on Friday. He said that the commission had been in consultation with some firms to invest in Nigeria’s renewable energy sector. “No country relies totally on its resources to build renewable energy plants, they make the environment conducive for investors to move in. “As a commission, we are making policies that will attract investments in renewable energy generation,”…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new technical guidance on hearing aid service delivery approaches for low- and middle-income settings.
ASHENEWS reports that stakeholders have urged state governments to leverage the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to strengthen the uptake of the newly introduced Multiple Micronutrients Supplements (MMS) in Nigeria.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says Anambra State is among states with high prevalence of drug abuse cases in the country. Anambra State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Daniel Onyishi, gave this indication when he led officers on a visit to the Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, on Friday in Awka. Onyishi lamented that the growing drug abuse cases in the country called for concern. “In 2018 alone, the agency intercepted 3.38 tons of drugs in Anambra state. “According to statistics, Nigeria alone has 14.4 percent drug abuse prevalence rate, as against the global…
A Clinical Psychologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Akin Gabriel, reveals that approximately 40 percent of Nigerian women experience depression. “In Nigeria, four out of every ten women suffer from some form of depression,” he stated in Lagos. Gabriel said also that about 25 percent of depressed women eventually broke down and required treatment. He said depression was one of the many conditions associated with mental illness. The psychologist explained that mental health is the ability humans need to cope with life, including achieving potential and goals; dealing with and overcoming stress, relating with people and overcoming…
The Osun Programme Manager for Tuberculosis, Dr Deji Gbadamosi, says children are the most vulnerable group to contracting Tuberculosis (TB) due to their low immune system. He said this at a one-day tuberculosis training for selected journalists in Osogbo on Friday. Breakthrough Action Nigeria, a United States Agency for International Development USAID, organized the training in collaboration with Osun Ministry of Health. Gbadamosi said that although the disease can affect all age groups, “children are in the most vulnerable group.” He said children who are staying with adults who have tuberculosis and those living with HIV, as well as those…